Dear Friends:Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you all have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving and that you are blessed to eat so much turkey, gravy, stuffing, and delicious side dishes that you will be ready to burst. :)
As we all think of how grateful we are this Thanksgiving, I wanted to share that my greatest blessing is my son... I always tell him that he is the best son in the whole world because I want him to always know how much I appreciate him every day. And how grateful I am that the good Lord has blessed me with giving birth to this wonderful, loving, generous child. (He had his 21st birthday recently, so he's certainly not a child anymore -- I will do a post soon with some photos!)
I also wanted to include this poem below that my cousin, Veronica, sent me. She has been so good to me over the years. Veronica, and her husband & sons, are a true blessing to me.
When I read this poem, I also include appreciating YOU, all of my blogging friends. I am grateful for your friendship and your visits to my blog, and for your kind and wonderful comments. God bless all of you and have a wonderful holiday!
Best,
Gloria
I’m Thankful for You
Thanksgiving is the appointed time for focusing on the good in our lives.
Thanksgiving is the appointed time for focusing on the good in our lives.
In each of our days, we can find small blessings, but too often we overlook them, choosing instead to spend our time paying attention to problems.
We give our energy to those who cause us trouble, instead of those who bring peace.
Starting now, let’s be on the lookout for the bits of pleasure in each hour, and appreciate the people who bring love and light to everyone who is blessed to know them.
You are one of those people.
On Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
By Joanna Fuchs
..and Happy Thanksgiving to you too, my sweet friend! Enjoy every single moment!
ReplyDeleteI just emailed you..but wanted to leave a comment.
Love and hugs to you, Gloria!!
Mona
Oh so pretty! I am thankful for your friendship as well and my son! Enjoy your time with him.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holiday Gloria! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi Gloria, Happy Thanksgiving to you guys! Children are a blessing; glad that you got such a good boy.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Kathy M.
And my thanks for you! Wishes for a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Gloria! Have a wonderful day with your family!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones and Happy Birthday to your son! the poem is sooo true and im so thankful that you share your cousin's beautiful poem with us coz it's so true that right now i tend to spend my time paying attention to problems and overlook the small blessings i have! even as i read this blog, i was like so envious of you to have a wonderful son, i wish i had one or daughter but as i read ur poem, im thankful to have a wonderful husband who takes care of me right now. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a beautiful full of blessings on Thanksgiving day!
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Susan
Happy Thanksgiving to you :o)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you too.
ReplyDeleteI also have one son, he is now 11 years old. I had him when I was 37, so he is really special to me.
... maybe there is a little kitty out there now that needs a home...
Love,
Lorraine
Dear Gloria, A very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours. Catherine xo
ReplyDeleteYou have a handsome son dear pretty girl! Thank you my lovely lady for the wonderful and lovely comments, you are too generous!! I wish you and yours the most wonderful Thanksgiving ever and to be blessed always. FABBY
ReplyDeleteI like the poem. Hope your Thanksgiving was a lovely one.
ReplyDeleteDearest Gloria,
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you as well. We all have lots to be thankful for... I did a post today about the origin of Thanksgiving by the Pilgrims that came from Leiden, The Netherlands, my birth country.
Love to you,
Mariette
Hi Gloria!! Thank you so much for visiting!! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday as well! :)
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for having such kind blogger friends!! Beautiful poem...thank you for sharing!!!
xoxo,
Tammy <3
I hope you are having an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! You are such a sweet blog friend! I adore you and I'm very thankful for having you!
ReplyDeleteI hope your prayers work and you win my giveaway! I mean if I can win one of these things so can you. I've never ever won anything before. Love ya! <3
Caroline
Happy Gobble, Gobble to you too!....I ate twice in two days that big meal at two locations...ugh...I was stuffed!....It's amazing how warm it is here now....and it's December...loved your poem....keep blogging..and creating new things from things your already have...cut them up or move them around, or plop a flower in something different...lol....enjoy life...Mel's Designs
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit! What a sweet poem from your cousin....we should always seek blessings....and we will see them if we do. Enjoy this day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty poem from your cousin, she is very talented, indeed. I'm sure you had an amazing Thanksgiving with your beautiful family, handsome sons and adorable little grand! Thanks dear Gloria for your lovely visit and generous comments and yes, the grandgirls do all they want, my house right now, it's not in ship shape, they're all over dropping Barbies and their tiny accessories, littlest pet shops, hair bows, socks, sweaters, and their toy Chihuahua Chloe, goodness me!!LOL....Our family room, or den, looks just like when we had our own little girls in the 80's!...oh well, I'll worry about it tomorrow! (like Scarlett). FABBY
ReplyDeleteLOL! I am answering you, Fabby, here -- and I will copy this and send it to you in an email too... Unfortunately, I think you have me confused with someone else! I only have one son, although sometimes he seems like two sons: the 'good' son when he's nice, and the 'naughty' son when he is NOT so nice! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd no grandchild yet, I don't think I'm ready for one, and I don't think my son is ready either, since he's only 21. :)
I am happy, however, that YOU are such a good grandmom and let all the Barbies and their accessories, and everything else get all over the place! The grand-girls will remember the good times, not the mess... and so will you.
gv
Oh my God, how did this happen. lol!! I did think you had two handsome sons...ok, so you got just ONE TERRIFIC ONE! Oh, and yes, he looks like his pretty mama too! Another thing, yeah, don't marry him yet, his only 21!! Thanks for your lovely visit and I'm sorry, I just saw those lovely pics on your side bar and assumed to fast. lol!!
ReplyDeleteLove, FABBY
Beautiful post, Gloria! Hope you and your wonderful family had a great Thanksgiving!
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Gloria, this was such a lovely post. I hope your holiday was special and all you hoped it would be. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteSending a belated Happy Thanksgiving to you, Miss G...and to let you know that I'm thankful that we became fast friends...who still need to meet one day!
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